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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The buff arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout Europe and is well distributed in the British Isles except the far north of England and all of Scotland.<br />
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This is a distinctive and attractive species, its grey-brown forewings marked with bold buff-orange "arches." The hindwings are grey with white margins. The wingspan is 40–45 mm. It flies from June to August and is attracted to light and sugar.<br />
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The larva is orange-brown with a prominent white spot on each side of the head and feeds on bramble, hawthorn and hazel. The species overwinters as a pupa.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_arches Buff Arches], Wikipedia.</ref><br />
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[[File:Slide9.JPG|600px|thumb|left|The Buff Arches Moth]]<br />
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